P.B. pot-growing houses raided

Pot houses raided

Three residences in the 1800 block of Law Street and one in the 2300 block of Chalcedony Street were raided.

Hundreds of marijuana plants, two weapons and thousands of dollars in cash were seized Wednesday in Pacific Beach during the arrest of four suspected drug dealers.

Warrants were served by authorities from the San Diego Narcotics Task Force to four homes in the 1800 block of Law Street and the 2300 block of Chalcedony Street at about 7 a.m., said Amy Roderick, spokeswoman for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Each home contained a “pretty sophisticated” indoor marijuana growing operation, Roderick said. About 400 living plants found in the four homes were estimated to be able to produce over $1 million worth of street-sale marijuana a year, she said.

Authorities also found about 10 pounds of harvested pot; $30,000 in cash; small amounts of methamphetamines and hallucinogenic mushrooms; a pistol and shotgun.

The men arrested were identified as Gregory Michael Goodwin, 38; Van Carter, 49; Ian McDonald, 31; and Guillermo Javier Perez, 46. They faces charges of cultivating marijuana and possessing it for sale.